CVE-2024-55605

Suricata allows stack overflow in transforms

Description

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.8, a large input buffer to the to_lowercase, to_uppercase, strip_whitespace, compress_whitespace, dotprefix, header_lowercase, strip_pseudo_headers, url_decode, or xor transform can lead to a stack overflow causing Suricata to crash. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.8.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: OISF suricata
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-x2hr-33vp-w289 vendor advisory
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7229 permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-55605?
CVE-2024-55605 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-55605?
To fix CVE-2024-55605, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-55605 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-55605 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-55605?
CVE-2024-55605 affects OISF suricata.
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